Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1bede163e53166f8…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 4a387a64d3c60b2a157a832909dd1fe5 SHA-1: d8c6d449e5af8d59bb7fcbbf089024c96fb290d1 SHA-256: 1bede163e53166f8c2badb4ab602e988b4dcfbc3b2009430a114be23e9f29f52
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 90%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious File

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating it is a Qbot variant designed to drop a secondary payload. The Office (OOXML) file type and the detection name suggest a macro-enabled document used for initial infection. The SHA256 hash is included as a primary indicator.

Heuristics 1

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0